BRANTLEY COUNTY, Ga. — UPDATE 8 PM: The National Interagency Fire Center has announced the fire has grown to 22,614 acres, making it now 6% contained.

Those traveling along Hwy 82 on Monday morning are urged to use extreme caution when driving through Atkinson, Lulaton and Nahunta and further west, as a northeast wind direction will bring more smoke into the area.

UPDATE 5 PM: Wayne County Emergency Management announced the fire had crossed over the county line, heading north.

Wayne and Brantley County officials say fire activity is expected to increase over the next several hours.

In a 5 p.m. update, the Brantley Sheriff’s Office said, “Fire lines along Boots Harrison Road down to Albert Gibson are holding at this time, helping slow progression in that area.”

Additionally, the Sheriff’s Office said that crews both on the ground and in the air have identified and are working to contain hot spots and spot fires that crossed roadways, including areas near Highway 32.

UPDATE 10:20 AM: The Southern Area Complex Incident Management Team says the fire has grown to 20,933 acres with only 7% contained on Sunday.

The Brantley County wildfire has expanded as fire crews battle historic drought conditions. The fire has destroyed homes. The Brantley County Sheriff’s Office says infrared mapping shows the fire to be approximately 20,933 acres, and containment remains at 7%.

Current Evacuations:

Brantley County

Mandatory Evacuations

From the county line near Little Memorial Rd to Wire Rd, between Hwy 32 and Post Rd, extending north back to the county line.
Browntown Road from Hwy 82 to Hwy 32
Browntown Road to Old Post Road at Hwy 32 to Hwy 110
GA-110 from Hwy 32 to Lane Cemetery Road to include from Lisa Ln to the Satilla River
GA-110 to the Satilla River between Coffee Co. Club Road and Drury Lane
Browntown Road from Highway 82 to Greenleaf on the west side of the highway
GA-110 (Yellow Pine Rd) to Thrower Rd
From Thrower Rd to Mossy Oak
Happy Hollow
Drury Lane
Drury Court
Coffee Co. Club Road
Warners Landing
Oaks Woodlands
Atkinson Road
Godberry Lane
Brushing Creek
Fort Mcintosh to Highway 520 on both sides of the road
Browntown Rd and Hawks Landing Neighborhood

Voluntary Evacuations

Brantley County and Wayne County EMA have issued a Voluntary Evacuation for:

Highway 32 East of Needmore Road, Highway 301 up to Ed Harrell Road, includes all areas in these boundaries.

The Brantley County Sheriff’s Office says residents in the area should be prepared to leave if conditions worsen.

Wayne County

Mandatory Evacuations

The entire community of Manningtown, off of Browntown Road
From the Brantley County Line at Wire Rd to Post Rd, to Ten Mile Rd and all areas in between.

Voluntary Evacuations

Highway 32 East of Needmore Road, Highway 301 up to Ed Harrell Road, includes all areas in these boundaries.

Glynn County

Mandatory Evacuations

Old Post Road to Highway 32
Highway 32 to Thalman Park Lane
Thalman Park Lane to Bladen Road
Bladen Road to Old Post Road

Voluntary Evacuations

Old Post area between Route 32 and Route 341
Alpine Road
Gilley Road
Boones Branch Road
Sallie Cline Road
Mauney Street
Chelsea Circle
Post Road north of Highway 82
Old Post Road north of Highway 32

Evacuation Shelters

The American Red Cross Shelter - Day and Night - Accepts Pets

100 Genoa Martin Drive, Brunswick, GA 31520

Southside Baptist Church - Day

550 School St., Nahunta, GA 31553

Nahunta United Methodist Church - Day

107 E. Cleveland St., Nahunta, GA 31553

Unity Church of God - Day and Night

1580 Sunset Blvd, Jesup, GA 31545

Venture of Faith Camp - Day and Night

1309 Highway 135 South, Lake Park, GA 31636

You can also visit the link here for additional information.

Mandatory curfew

Brantley County has a mandatory curfew from 8:30 P.M. to 6:30 A.M. will remain in effect through the duration of this incident. There is a burn ban in place for all counties in South Georgia.

Current road closures:

Brantley County

Highway 110 W – from Highway 82 to Highway 32
Highway 32 – from Highway 301 to Post Road (county line)
Browntown Road – from Highway 82 to the Wayne County line
Post Rd (Hwy 82 to Hwy 32)
Little Memorial Rd (Hwy 32 to Wayne Co. line
Crandal Rd
Gallberry Rd
Shady Oaks Cir @ 259 (escorted residents only)
Hawthorne Rd
Brushy Creek Rd
Fendig Rd
Mumford Rd
Albert Gibson Rd
Murphy Rd
Boots Harrison Rd
Bladen Rd & Post Rd

Wayne County

Manningtown Rd & Ron Rd
Post Rd @ Ten Mile Rd to Wayne–Brantley line
Wire Rd to Brantley line
Mt. Pleasant Rd @ Browntown Rd

Glynn County

Hwy 32 (Hwy 301 to Hwy 99)
Hwy 110 (Hwy 32 to Hwy 82)

Destroyed homes in current wildfires most in Georgia’s history

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who toured much of the scorched areas in the southern part of the state on Friday, said the 120 homes lost to wildfires in Brantley and Clinch counties are the most in the state’s history.

“The two fires we’re fighting, among many others in Georgia, ... the Pineland fire and the Highway 82 fire rank No. 1 and 2 in the country,” Kemp said during a news briefing Friday at the Waycross-Ware County Airport. “So we got the two most dangerous, biggest, problematic fires anywhere in the United States in the small area we’re having to fight. It’s a lot for us to deal with.”

How Brantley Co. fire started

Officials said the wildfire in Brantley County was started by a balloon from a kids’ birthday party that landed on a power line and created an arc, which caught the ground on fire.

County-by-County Wildfires Update

Northeast Florida

Baker County

Sargent Fire - 2,523 acres, 81% contained

Bradford County

Deden Fire - 180 acres, 50% contained

Columbia County

Gun Range Fire - 129 acres, 50% contained

Clay, Putnam counties

Railroad Fire - 4795 acres, 75% contained

Putnam County

Pace Court Fire - 343 acres, 85% contained
Mondex 3 Fire - 419 acres, 30% contained

Southeast Georgia

Brantley County

Highway 82 Fire - 20,933 acres, 7% contained

Clinch County

Pineland Road Fire - 32,003 acres, 10% contained.

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